TY - JOUR
T1 - A model of contextual and personal motivations in creativity
T2 - How do the classroom goal structures influence creativity via self-determination motivations?
AU - Peng, Shu Ling
AU - Cherng, Biing Lin
AU - Chen, Hsueh Chih
AU - Lin, Yen Ying
N1 - Funding Information:
The present study examined a theoretical model of the relationship between motivation and creativity in mathematical domain. Specifically, the model was constructed based on the contextual factors (i.e., classroom goal structures) in the achievement goal theory ( Ames, 1992; Ames & Archer, 1988 ) as well as the personal motivation factors (i.e., self-determination motivations) in the self-determined theory ( Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2008 ). Further, this model examined the creativity–motivation process—how contextual motivations influence creativity through personal motivations. Our proposed theoretical model was supported by empirical data and performed good model-fitting. For future research, this model provides fairly complete research framework to address issues related to motivation and creativity.
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Previous studies suggested that classroom goal structures play prominent roles in students' learning processing and outcomes; however, little is known about the association between the classroom goal structures and creativity. This study aimed to determine whether - and how - the classroom goal structures could affect creativity. Specifically, we constructed a theoretical model consisting of the classroom goal structures, self-determination motivations, and creativity; further, we tested how well this model fits the observed data, and then we analyzed the association among these three variables. Data on these three variables were collected from 913 Taiwanese junior high school students (463 girls), and all of the testing instruments were within the mathematical field. We performed structural equation modeling to analyze the data. The results showed that the theoretical model was supported by the observed data, and that the model had satisfactory overall model fit and fit of the internal structure of the model. Firstly, we found that mastery-approach goal structure shaped individuals' autonomous motivation and positively influenced their creativity. Secondly, performance-avoidance goal structure shaped individuals' controlled motivation and had no effect on their creativity. Finally, mastery-avoidance and performance-approach classroom goal structures exerted a positive effect on divergent production - a specific type of creativity - only when they shaped individuals' autonomous motivation. Thus, we propose that classroom goal structures can shape an individual's different types of self-determination motivation, thereby indirectly influence learners' creativity. Additionally, mastery-approach is the classroom goal structure that exerted the greatest effect on creativity via autonomous motivation.
AB - Previous studies suggested that classroom goal structures play prominent roles in students' learning processing and outcomes; however, little is known about the association between the classroom goal structures and creativity. This study aimed to determine whether - and how - the classroom goal structures could affect creativity. Specifically, we constructed a theoretical model consisting of the classroom goal structures, self-determination motivations, and creativity; further, we tested how well this model fits the observed data, and then we analyzed the association among these three variables. Data on these three variables were collected from 913 Taiwanese junior high school students (463 girls), and all of the testing instruments were within the mathematical field. We performed structural equation modeling to analyze the data. The results showed that the theoretical model was supported by the observed data, and that the model had satisfactory overall model fit and fit of the internal structure of the model. Firstly, we found that mastery-approach goal structure shaped individuals' autonomous motivation and positively influenced their creativity. Secondly, performance-avoidance goal structure shaped individuals' controlled motivation and had no effect on their creativity. Finally, mastery-avoidance and performance-approach classroom goal structures exerted a positive effect on divergent production - a specific type of creativity - only when they shaped individuals' autonomous motivation. Thus, we propose that classroom goal structures can shape an individual's different types of self-determination motivation, thereby indirectly influence learners' creativity. Additionally, mastery-approach is the classroom goal structure that exerted the greatest effect on creativity via autonomous motivation.
KW - Autonomous motivations
KW - Classroom goal structures
KW - Controlled motivations
KW - Creativity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tsc.2013.06.004
DO - 10.1016/j.tsc.2013.06.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84886301628
SN - 1871-1871
VL - 10
SP - 50
EP - 67
JO - Thinking Skills and Creativity
JF - Thinking Skills and Creativity
ER -